And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.
The measuring rod, six cubits of the sanctuary, a hand's breadth longer than common measure, tells us this holy house is built to a standard not of this world. The outer wall, thick and high on every side, separates the church from the world and speaks of God's protection: whoever attacks it will do so at their peril.
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Commenting on Ezekiel 40:5-26
And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits,.... Five yards, two feet and a half: this was the measure of the eastern gate, whether outward or inward; for they were both of a measure, as appears from the thresholds being alike: and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits; that is, the height of it; it was seven yards and...
The gate facing east rises by measured steps; its threshold and guard-rooms follow a precise geometry that the prophet records with exactness. Each dimension, the five cubits between guard-rooms, the ten cubits of the opening, the twenty-five cubits from roof to roof, serves the architecture of the sanctuary and must be understood in its ordered place within the whole.
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Commenting on Ezekiel 40:6-16